Ash-guard for cigars.



'TuA. TUBES. ASH GUARD FOR CIGARS. APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, 1909.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

Application filed. April 10, 1909. Serial No. 489,083.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that/I, TONY A. TUBBs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Treadwell, Alaska, have invented certain new and 1 usefulimprovements in Ash-Guards for Cigars, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inash-guards for cigars, and has for its object to provide a guard of suchconstruction that it will effectually serve to prevent the ashes fromaccidentally dropping from the cigar and will also permit the ashes tobe readily removed from the cigar when desired by the smoker, and theseresults efiected without in any way interfering with the lighting orsmoking of the cigar.

A further object of my invention is to produce a device of thischaracter which is simple and cheap in construction, durable andefiicient.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in certainconstructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, the preferredform of which will be first described in connection with theaccompanying drawings and then the invention particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

Referring to the drawing wherein the same part is designated by the samereference numeral wherever it occurs Figure 1 is a perspectiveview ofone embodiment of my invention; Flg. 2 1s a central longitudinal Sectionof Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective View of another form; Fig. 4 is acentral longi tudinal section of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a perspective view ofanother embodiment of my invention; Fig. 6 is a central longitudinalsection of Fig. 5 and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the rm shown inFig. 8 and applied to a cigar.

In each of the forms of my invention shown the same consists of twostrips 8 and 9 which are arranged at right angles to each other andcentrally across each other, being united together at their centralportions by any suitable means, as the pin or rivet 10. The strips 8 and9 are bent opposite to their superposed portionsto form prongs which arebent to a size to approximately fit the cigar for which the guard isdesigned. In the form of my invention shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 thestrips 8 and 9 are formed of metal and provided with an asbestos lining11, in order that the heat of the lighted end -may notbe transferredback on the wrap-' per which would burn the same. In the form of myinvention shown in Figs. 5 and ,6 the strips 8 and 9 are made entirelyof asbestos.

Referring particularly to the form shown 7 in Figs. 1 and 2, in whichthe strips are made of any suitable material, preferably having someresiliency, the strips being lined with the asbestos protection 11, thefree ends of the strips are preferably bent outwardly as shown at 12, inorder to prevent the ends of the strips from mutilating the cigarwrapper when the same is placed on the cigar.

In the form of my invention shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the ends of thestrips are secured 'to a metal split ring 13 which is made of a suitablesize to encircle the cigar, and this ring is preferably lined withasbestos, as shown at 14. In the form shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the strips8 and 9 are made entirely of asbestos, and their ends are connected toan asbestos ring lt of a size to surround the cigar, the ring 14 beingpreferably encircled by a metallic split ring 15 to give the same thedesired Stiffness and prevent ready tearing of the same. The ring 15 isshown as being secured in position by means of the asbestos strips 16which pass over the metallic ring and are secured to the ring 14 bypasting or other suitable means.

In Fig. 7 I have shown one form of my invention applied to a cigar, andfrom this latter view it will be seen that the cage-like constructionformed by the strips 8 and 9 entirely surrounds the ash which forms onthe end of the cigar and effectually prevents the same from dropping,unless the structure of the ash be crushed suiiiciently to permit it topass through the openings between the strips. The spaces between thestrips are sufficient to permit the ready lighting of the cigar and alsopermit the free access of air to the end while the cigar is beingsmoked. When it is desired to remove the ash it is only necessary toforce the guard onto the cigar which will operate to crush the ash andpermit the same to pass out through the openings between the strips. Theasbestos acts as a non-conductor to prevent the body of the cigar behindthe point at which it is lighted from becoming charred.

I realize that considerable variation is possible in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spiritof my invention, and I therefore do not intend to limit myself to thespecific form shown and described.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is "1. An ash-guard for cigars, comprising apair of strips arranged at right angles to each other and securedtogether centrally of their ends, the ends being bent to form a cageadapted to surround the end of the cigar.

2. An ash-guard for cigars, comprising a pair of strips arranged atright angles to each other and secured together centrally of their ends,the ends being bent to form a cage adapted to surround the end of thecigar, and an asbestos lining for said strips.

3. An ash-guard for cigars, comprising a pair of strips arranged atright angles to each other and secured together centrally of their ends,the ends being bent to form a cage adapted to surround the end of thecigar, and a ring to which the ends of said strips are connected.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature {1,

